The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-16
Norman.. story Contrad,cted.

Norman's Story Contradicted.
Sergeant Julius r. Fredericks, of this city, one
of the survivors Of the Greedy expedition, was
shown the startling narrative of Captain Nor
man. II know Captain Norman WELL" said the
Sergeant. He sailed with US in 1881 10 the Pro-
teus. / next saw him with the rescuing party
the morning of June %, 1888. at Cape Sabine
It was the front of the tent that was blown
down and he stood at the back of the tent 1t
army wall tent and was lying upon u.s.
Lieutenant Greedy, Ellison, Conwell Beder-
beck any myself were under that tent Brain
ard and Long had been lying under blanket at
tached to the tent. Long and Brainard both
went down to the coast about two hundred and
fifty yards off to if ship coming.
thought we had heard whistle. At first we
attributed the sound to the wind blowing into
the muzzls of rifle or into tin
"When Norman came to the tent he hallooed,
saying Greedy, is that vouP Lieutenant Greelv
replied yes, and asked who was there Norman
replied by giving mis- name, whereupon Lieuren-
ant Greedy asked him to cut the back Of the tent
open that he could be released. We were SO
weak we could not get out ourselves.
Norman says that the first thing he did
was to give US liquor. He did nothing of the
kind What he did do was cut the tent and
hand in two or three pieces of bareback LIDO
not not remember %ha s.. to whom he handed
to US was by Caldwell. who used go cd Judgment
and gave US but a small amount at a time. To
have given us what our appettes craved would
have killed After the announcement that
relief was at hand Bederbeck, who was in charge
of our liquor. which was diluted alcohol. gave
some. There was about quarter of pint of
it. he had given half of this to Connell, one Of
the survivors, who was cold from his shoulders
TO the ends of his fingers and from his
waist down. His eyes were fixed and
CLASSY The remainder. scarcely enough to
wet the lips was given to the rest of us. Nor
man gave no liquor. 1t seems he drunk
when he told this story We received no liquor
except this l speak of until given by the
physicians of the rescuine party, Doctors Green
and Ames That twenty minutes more
after we were found, and Norman had nothing to
do with that do not believe Commands Schley
would trust Norman with liquor all, he
was VIGOROUSLY addicted to drink.
tine story of cannibalism l firmly believe to
be false. We reduced that had any one
eaten flesh it would have killed him. know
nothing of any mutilation of bodies Snyder
the last man who died, was never removed from
orr tent, but we stumbled over him Day
and night Had cannbalis existed why should
we, who were weak, have dug up men that
were buried when there was man lying among
exposed 2"
What about Kislngbury being treated with
distrustp inquired the reporter.
"After sailed for St. John, Newfound-
land" said the Sergeant, land arrived at Fort
Conger. in latitude 80 AZ north, in
Grinnells Land. Leutenant Greedy is
sued order that brea kfast should
be served at o'clock. dinner at 4, and all
members of the expedition not on duty should
be at their meals We were ordered to be cut
of bed at o'clock. Lieutenant Greedy gave this
order to his officers, who were to see it obeyed.
OF course he expected officers well
listed men to obey IT, Lieutenant Kislinebury
was the first to disobey the order He
paid attention it whatever, and
wnen Lieutenant Greedy spoke to him.
slightly reprimandine him, Kislingbury gave
then told him if he did not like the order and
could not come under its restrictions ne should
made ont his application for relief from duty and
was going to return by the Proteus. The order
was approved by Lieutenant Greedy The
launch got ready to take him and his bag
gage to the Proteus, which was lying out about
a :, mile ~, and three-quarters in the chan
got about halfway with 1 him, taxing u him
to the ship, the ice broke away and the Proteus
with steam up, sailed away to the south, leaving
Kisn gbury to return to the station On re-
turning he should have ash ed to be restored to
duty. but he did not, and he there for
nearly three years without doing anything
his own pleasure Kislinebury was all this |
time speaking terms with every mem Der of
the expedition he was not under arrest He
had simply been relieved and never |
stored DR.. Pavey was under arrest He was
a surgeon under contract for year.
and after the year expired refused to renew the
contract Lieutenant Greeley had to have his
services for us There was no other surgeon
and his refusing to his contract
compelled him to give his services. 1 think
Lieutenant Greedy did right in this. He was an
excellent commander and the men liked him.
Il there any fault to be found with him it |
was that at times he too lenient. |
This is shown by his delay in
issuing Henrys death warrant. He |
sh ould have b ad him shot sooner His death |
was unanimously demanded three times before |
Lieut.. Greeley ordered his execution. and it was
the only thing to be done. Norman says diaries |
have been lost. l kept diary others did |
The diaries were given by the government |
and were to be seen by one but the chief sig
nal officer, to whom they were to be returned.
returned my diary to him others did. All |
of them were with that officer a year. I |
have my diary now, and have no objection to
any one seeing it on account Of cannibalism
anything else"